210.823. Acknowledgment of paternity is considered a legal finding of paternity--rescinding the acknowledgment. - Missouri Statutes

Acknowledgment of paternity is considered a legal finding ofpaternity--rescinding the acknowledgment.

210.823. 1. A signed acknowledgment of paternity form pursuant tosection 193.215, RSMo, shall be considered a legal finding of paternitysubject to the right of either signatory to rescind the acknowledgment, inwriting, by filing such rescission with the bureau within the earlier of:

(1) Sixty days from the date of the last signature; or

(2) The date of an administrative or judicial proceeding to establisha support order in which the signatory is a party.The acknowledgment may thereafter only be challenged in court on the basisof fraud, duress or material mistake of fact with the burden of proof uponthe challenger. No judicial or administrative proceeding shall be requiredor permitted to ratify an unchallenged acknowledgment of paternity.

2. Except for good cause shown, the legal responsibilities of theparties, including child support obligations, shall not be suspended duringthe pendency of any action in which an attempt is made to revoke the signedacknowledgment under this section.

3. The acknowledgment shall be filed with the bureau. Anacknowledgment effectuated under the law of any other state or territoryshall be given the same effect in this state as it has in the other stateor territory.

(L. 1997 S.B. 361)

Effective 7-1-97